National awards for women and minority trainees
- AAN Diversity Leadership Program
- AAN Diversity Initiatives - including Leadership for Women and other subcommittees and task forces.
- BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity
- HHMI Hannah H. Gray Fellows Program
- L'Oréal USA Women in Science Program
- NIH: Enhancing Diversity in Training Programs
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding Opportunities
- Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science (Jeanne Paz, PhD in 2019).
UCSF grants and other resources
- Center for Aging in Diverse Communities Scientist Program
- Office of Diversity and Outreach listing of diversity grants
- Office of Diversity and Outreach listing of health disparities grants
- RAP: Community Partnership Supplement
- RAP: Family Support Awards
- RAP Pilot for Anti-Racism Research
- RAP: Under-Represented Faculty & Senior Fellows in Clinical and Translational Research Awards
More info at the RAP PORTAL - Pivot: Your comprehensive funding database. Make an account, set up funding alerts, and share opportunities with your colleagues.
NIH diversity supplements
Per NIH guidelines, an under-represented minority in biomedical research includes:
- The following racial and ethnic groups: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, Hawaiian Natives, and natives of the US Pacific Islands.
- Individuals with disabilities, who are defined as those with a physical or mental impairment
- Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (coming from a family with an annual income below established low-income thresholds)
More helpful information about NIH diversity supplements is available here.